1. It suffices you that Rome has harbored ambitions and perished,
The fortune of a king got lost in its reasoning, 
١. وحسبك أن الروم رامت فشاهت
 سعادة ملك تاه في أمرها العقلُ
2. For however much you strive for a matter and attain it,  
Remove it from being close, for the most difficult is easy. 
٢. فإنك مهما رمت أمرا بلغته
 فابعده دانٍ وأصعبه سهلُ